The thing about Star Trek is that the utopia isn& #39;t a gag. There& #39;s no "gotcha! They& #39;re eating people!" or some other Aldous Huxley reveal about how utopia comes at great cost.

Star Trek argues that a better world IS possible. Ppl need to understand that before getting involved. https://twitter.com/IndieWire/status/1291910751062564872">https://twitter.com/IndieWire...

The conflict in Star Trek comes from people outside of the utopia, who for some reason -- usually greed -- don& #39;t want to participate. The Federation doesn& #39;t force folks to participate & it doesn& #39;t colonize. It offers up its science/tech freely & has weapons only for defense.

The best ships in Star Trek aren& #39;t battle vessels, they& #39;re for scientific exploration. The captain of the most elite ship in Starfleet isn& #39;t ex-navy or a distinguished pilot or combat veteran. He& #39;s an archeologist. His vices are a hot lady archeologist named Vash & good tea.

Star Trek doesn& #39;t shy away from testing Federation& #39;s ethical code. But it wrestled w it& #39;s ideals in good faith & was honest abt it& #39;s flaws:

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